Accident · 1997-09-01

NTSB case SEA97FA202 · McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 (MD-82) · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 1997-09-01
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 (MD-82) (N951AS)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: ALASKA AIR INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): ALASKA AIRLINES

Probable cause

fatigue failure of the nose landing gear upper lock link, due in part to reduced strength after the manufacturing process was changed from forged to machined plate stock; and inadequate non-destructive inspection process for testing the link.

Source: NTSB case SEA97FA202

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

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